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Title 34, NavyRelease 119-110

§12558 Service Obligation

Title 34 › Subtitle I — Comprehensive Acts › CHAPTER 121 — VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › SUBCHAPTER VII — POLICE CORPS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TRAINING AND EDUCATION › Part A — Police Corps › § 12558

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

After finishing the training required by section 12557 and meeting the police force’s entry rules, the participant must be sworn in under the State Police Corps plan and serve 4 years as a member. The participant has the same rights, duties, and must follow the same rules as other officers, including any labor agreements and state or local laws. If discipline or a layoff stops the participant from finishing 4 years and would lead to denial of educational aid under section 12555, the Director may allow the participant to finish the service by doing a similar law enforcement role that counts toward the obligation. If that alternative service is completed, section 12555(d)(1)(B)(iii) does not apply.

Full Legal Text

Title 34, §12558

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(a)Swearing in (b) Rights and responsibilities
Upon satisfactory completion of the participant’s course of education and training program established in section 12557 of this title and meeting the requirements of the police force to which the participant is assigned, a participant shall be sworn in as a member of the police force to which the participant is assigned pursuant to the State Police Corps plan, and shall serve for 4 years as a member of that police force.
(c)Discipline
If the police force of which the participant is a member subjects the participant to discipline such as would preclude the participant’s completing 4 years of service, and result in denial of educational assistance under section 12555 of this title, the Director may, upon a showing of good cause, permit the participant to complete the service obligation in an equivalent alternative law enforcement service and, if such service is satisfactorily completed, section 12555(d)(1)(B)(iii) of this title shall not apply.
(d)Layoffs
If the police force of which the participant is a member lays off the participant such as would preclude the participant’s completing 4 years of service, and result in denial of educational assistance under section 12555 of this title, the Director may permit the participant to complete the service obligation in an equivalent alternative law enforcement service and, if such service is satisfactorily completed, section 12555(d)(1)(B)(iii) of this title shall not apply.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 14098 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

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Citation

34 U.S.C. § 12558

Title 34, Navy

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110